Meat marker



July 21, 1931. J. o. KER 1,815,716 7 v MEAT MARKER Filed July 27, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l E luvs/v ran.

J'o/l/V 0. KER.

July 21, 1931. J, o, KER 1,815,716

'MEAT MARKER Filed July 27, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 15 of the meat in a single operation,"

Patented July 21,

Y m 13 4 333 D T WA, oNrARmeANA-im i j Mme fussing Application filed $13727,

i This invention relates to improvements-in meat markers and the objects of the invention aretop-rovidea simply'construoted, light and "durable deviee for, marking theientire length a, V A furtherobjject is to provide a meat mark-X ef of this Character adapted to mark the meat by tattooingitwith ink moistened needles,

1 Stampers :havegalready been m'ar'ketedin the I f I aware' th'at' meat markers and meat forin of a-i-roller or cylinder fitted with needles having associated'therewith means for inking the" needles in the form 10f a brnsh fixedly mounted" inan ink reservoir to which a recipiB rocatory movement is imparted on the'roller being operated This c'onstruetionis'not only eolnplie'at'ed but necessitates refilling" of the reservoir With consequent loss of time and the possibility of spilling the-ink; Itia1so :20 increases the weight of th'e'markerfand' makes 25 "these objections byeliininating theink reservoir and so Changingthe construction on i t i fthe. combin mwi frame i needles and a asfa -wholeig.

' it, from a praptie'ahstandpoint, unwieldy and not entirely satisfaetory in ithe rjesul ts" 0b- 1 ith have over generally as to provide I a meat marker that Wilil'giVe complete satisfaction and be one hundredper eenteflicient; q

' To this end, the nvlel'features of my markevi-ns a r g eedle ee yinsseller r tatableltherein, of anink roller pivotally v and et hab e" u p nd d; a iv tet e ame, and ."autom aticallyr balanced; ';resilient [andtinuous 'fl eiib' f ic iult h accbmp ine mw 'n fre ei en an exampl of the. deYi'ee which is; particularly "ada ted to' 'giiieooai c mmeaia resale in "the marking-efmeats h H y ;Referring now to the drafirings"in pending parts in ach'figine i' Fig.L1?"s a side eleyatlongoft emeat Inarker like numerals of references i indie'a't e con :"Fi 2% a gea aaea ees a: the; eerilecarry ngpr st anip ngrollen. 1 sites seetienail;deta letthemeans ontaet "w th the tattoo I q l e t le th e:

1929, "s rial No. 3231, 548,

securing the needles to the marking roller or drum.''

' Fig f is a Ina-risen; Y i 'Fig. 5 is a side View of one of the supp0rt=, ing arms for the: carrying: roller.

Fig-61s an end View ofFig. 5. I

'Reierring novv more partieularly t0 the r! Plan vie-we the, as

assnbstantially U shaped; provided with a handle B rigidly secured thereto inany "well known manner, vI J Mounted in suitablebearings adjacent the outer ends of the 'sides 10 and 11 of :the frame A is a shaft 12 on which inturnis mounted a roller or drum. member. 13, the periphery '14 ofiwhichis formedkofa phF rality of transverseichannls15 with orifices 16 therein; Into these channels are fitted the plate members 17 (see Figs; 2 and 3) care rying theEmarIiing'needIeS- IS and:ad'apted to drawings, A designates the fraine here shown I he: 'detachably secured therein by I Ineans of '7 screw/s19. As will heunderstood; the marks, ing needles are arranged to pierce 'or'finark thersurfaceofthe'i meat and'to inark it as required, onthe roller 13 heingrnn along the meat hy the operator. The needlesbeing an tomati'cally inked by" means forming theess sential' fe ature oii my invention and compris':

ing'a seeond roller 20, the surface :of which I is pr'ovi'de'd With an ink pad 21. This roller is rotatably and? detaehably 'mounted ion the arins 22 and 23 andis provided with a shaft I Qiflto engage with said arms. Thea-rms ti thusbe seen that when the roller 20 is slipped into itsb'ea-ringsgin the arxns22 and23; "as

shown in Fig.1 the pad 21'Wi11'oontaet with the tattoo needles" to inkthem and that, as the roller 13' is 4 rotated, ito mark the meat, the "ro11'er120 will also rotate incontinuouscontact with the needles, thereby evenlyand eificient1y,f Without clogging or" otherwise,"

maintaining the; needles inked;

, Forautomatically retaining the I iiirifiiatfle. was we teammat tumbeing pivbtallymounted asv-atQA avon the 35 sideslOand11 oftheframe and protrfidingiv upwardlythereb'eyond as at 25 '(see Figs; 11 andfr2)are formed at the" shaft engaging" outerfiendswith socket headsi26J 1 and rendering it resilient and thus provide free and eiiicient working, a spring strip 27' y is secured at one'end as at 28, in any suitable manner to the side 'lO of the frame, it is then intermediately bent over ,or beneath the retaining screw 29 also in the side of the frame, while the loose end 30 brought-into V contact with the arm 22 of the ink roller, thereby impartingresiliency to'and spring actuating said roller.

For regulating the contact between the ink roller and themarking needles, I provide'a bar 31 adjustably secured at one end by thumb screw or the like, as at- 31 to the sides 10 and 11 of the frame and adapted at its loose end to engage with the spring a0- 7 ed therewith,'whereby the wear and tear of the inkroller is automatically taken up,

forms a very important and novel feature.

In operation which will be apparent from the foregoing description, the frame A,'rby means of the handle B, is moved along the meat to be marked,'causing the roller 13 to rotate and with it the marking needles 18 detachablyfitted in the periphery thereof. At the same time, the pad'21 on the spring actuated pivotally suspended roller 20 is balanced'in contact with the needles'18 and rotates simultaneously. therewith inking the 1 needles which in turn penetrate the meat v 1 and mark it, as required, from end to end.

As-the ink pad 21 becomes worn, the'regu lating member 31 is moved upwardly permitting the roller 20 to move inwardly under the influence of the springs 30 thus: taking up the slackand maintaining abalanced resilient contact between the ink roller and the needles. As shown in Fig.1, the roller 20ris detachably suspended :in the pivotally mounted arms 22 and 23, these in turn, are

spring pressed to cause the rollerv 20 and the pad 21*to move forward into flexible resilient contact with-the tattoo needlesand in this wayv the roller 20 is'balanced in-oper: ative: and continuous contact with said nee dlesfthus eliminating all danger of exces sive pressure and permitting free running of 7 both rollers with sufiicient intercourse therebetweento suificiently and satisfactorily 'carry out the objections sought namely: the

of'the needles18,which maybe pointf'ed' or blunt to either pierce the object being marked :or just stamp'it, as iswell known in connection with flat-faced hand stamp meat markers.

' Modifications maybe made the apparai tus above describedwithin the scope of the claims, without departing from the spirit or scope thereof. V 7

What I claim'for my invention is 1'. Anieat marker comprising a frame, a

rotatable marking cylinder carried thereby,

rigid meat" marking projections extending 2. Ina meat marker comprisingv a frame and a rotatable marking cylinder provided with rigid. meat-marking projections and carried by saidframe; inking means for said projections comprising a roller carried. by said frame and movable toward and from said cylinder, an inking pad carriedjby'said roller and adapted to be penetrated by'said projections, means resiliently urging said roller toward saidcylinder, and means for limiting the extent of penetration of said inkingpad by said projections to thereby limit the wear and tear upon said pad.

3. A meat marker comprising a frame, a rotatable marking wheel provided withrigid meat marking projections and carriedby said frame, and means for inking said projections comprising a roller carried by said frame and movable toward and from said cylinder, an inking padcarried by. said roller and adapted to be'pen'etrated by said projections, means resiliently urging said roller toward said cylinder, adjustable meansfor limiting the extent of penetration of said inking pad by said projections to thereby limit the wear and tear upon said pad andcompensate therefor, and means for locking said last'named means in adjusted position. 7

4. In a meat'marker, the combination with a frame having a rotary marking cylinder journaled therein and provided with marking elements of a rotary ink roller behind the cylinder,'spring pressed supporting arms for said roller pivotally mounted in the frame, a stop plate pivotally mounted in the frame adapted to engage with said'arms to hold the ink roller in balanced predetermined operative position relative to the marking elements while permitting free rotation of the cylinder and ink roller. V

, 5. In a hand operated marker especially designed for marking meat, the combination witha frame and a wheel 'jourinaledtherein and provided at itsperiphery with marker members, ofrmeans for inking saidmarker members comprising springv pressed arms pivotally mounted on the framebehin'dthe roller relative to the marker members, and

Wheel, an ink roller journaled in said arms, pivotally mounted stopmeans engaging therewith, and means for locking said stop means to, retain the ink roller in operative 5 contact with themarker members. i

' 6. In a meat marker, the combination with a frame of a'wheel journaled therein provided at its periphery with marker members, 7 an ink roller progressivelycooperating with the wheel and pivotallysupported'on the frame and rotatableby said marker members, means for normally retaining the inkroller in operative position relative to the marker members, manually operable means on the frame for regulating the position of the ink means 'forflocking said manually operable means to retain the ink roller in predeter mined Contact with the marker members While permitting free rotation of the ink roller. ,7 In witness wherof' I have hereunto set myhandh r a i JOHN OBMONDKER. 

